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March 17th, 2016 
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Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Media Spokesperson, HEALTH MAX Brands
According to data taken from the Department of Education (DoE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), African American students are 4 times more likely to be suspended from a charter school than their Caucasian counterparts.
For students with disabilities, they are suspended from charter schools 2 to 3 times more often than non-disabled students.
Whether it is a minor infraction or not, charter schools are showing a propensity toward bias – even at the preschool level.
This research was conducted by the Center for Civil Rights Remedies (CCR) at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and it puts a spotlight on the “no excuses” codes for conduct and behavior associated with charter schools.
From 2011 to 2012, charter schools suspended 7.8% of their student body. Children with disabilities were suspended 15.5%; however when it comes to extremes, 235 charter schools had suspended more than 50% of their disabled students.
For perspective, 40% of high school levels were suspending more than 10% of their African American student body for 4 or more infractions.
The researchers noted: “This raises questions about whether charter schools may be violating civil rights law by not reporting the data on whom they exclude from school on disciplinary grounds. One can reasonably infer that, like noncharter schools, there are likely many effective charter schools that reserve suspension as a measure of last resort.”
In states like Indiana, charter schools are demanding more and more taxpayer funding.
Take a closer look at Governor Mike Pence’s new “education session” orientated focus and the “extra funding boost for charter schools and career and technical education” can be found , along with innovative learning techniques for schools to try out on their students and bonus pay for teachers that get a high rating for performance.
Critics of this legislative measure say Pence is “rewarding wealthy suburban school districts at the expense of their poor urban counterparts.”
In a statement, Senator Tim Lanane explained that these laws will only serve to “damage one-party rule” in the education conflict.
Shockingly, Pence has allocated $10 million in grants afforded by Indiana residents to charter schools for transportation of lower-income students and “other out-of-the-classroom costs”.
Only when testing scores are assessed and the school “can demonstrate good test performance” can the grants be given over. However, charter schools will, for the first time, have access to taxpayer funding.
The focus is on “career and technical education, adult high school programs, preschool, charter schools and merit-based raises for teachers may increase the attention of schools on testing scores in order to get more money.
To boost career tech program attendance, Pence has set aside $48 million which rewards students who enroll into introductory classes to achieve tech degrees.
Students can theoretically draw from $1,500 grants to attend charter schools; and those charter schools can receive an extra $500 per student to help them pay for miscellaneous costs.
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